Six Recommendations to Achieve Interoperability Nirvana
As most organizations have now adopted EHRs, getting systems to work together is the next big challenge on the horizon. Earlier this year, the Office…
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Wikipedia and Facebook for Clinical Documentation
Over the past several years I’ve written about the inadequate state of clinical documentation, which is largely unchanged since the days of Osler, (except for a bit more structure introduced by Larry Weed in the 1970s) and was created for billing/legal purposes not for care coordination.
The October Joint Meeting of the Standards and Policy Committee
The future of interoperability was discussed and endorsed by a joint meeting of the Standards and Policy Committees. We began with a preamble clearly stating that the roadmap we’re working on is a process not a finished product.
6 Interoperability Suggestions for ONC
The highly anticipated final recommendations from the JASON task force arrived on Wednesday afternoon. JASON, a group of independent scientists who advise the federal government, issued a November 2013 report to Health and Human Services, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and the Agency for Health Research and Quality on the matter of interoperability.
6 Interoperability Suggestions for ONC
The highly anticipated final recommendations from the JASON task force arrived on last Wednesday afternoon. JASON, a group of independent scientists who advise the federal government, issued a November 2013 report to HHS and ONC on the matter of interoperability.
Comprehensive Data Standards and Interoperability
Two local informatics-related happenings recently provided teachable moments demonstrating why a comprehensive approach to standards and interoperability is so critical for realizing the value of health IT. Fortunately, the ONC has prioritized interoperability among its activities moving forward.
ONC’s Interoperability Roadmap Update
On October 15, 2014 the ONC convened the first joint meeting of the Health Information Technology Policy and Standards Committees. We spent the day discussing interoperability in the health information ecosystem.
HIT Standards Work Ahead
By John Halamka, MD Twitter: @jhalamka On October 15, the Policy Committee and Standards Committee will meet to review the draft interoperability roadmap that will…
The Standards Committee Work Ahead On Interoperability
On Oct. 15, the Policy Committee and Standards Committee will review draft interoperability roadmap that will guide our work in the post Meaningful Use era.